Best Osso Bucco Style Chicken Recipes

CLINTON KELLY'S CHICKEN THIGH OSSO BUCCO

Steps:

• Add the flour in a shallow plate and season with salt and pepper.
• Dredge both sides of the chicken thighs in the seasoned flour, shaking off the excess.
• In a large Dutch oven over medium heat, add olive oil.
• Sear the chicken thighs until browned on both sides.
• Do this in two batches of 4 so you don't crowd the plate.
• Remove browned thighs to a plate.
• Add the onion and carrot and sauté until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add 2 cloves minced garlic, and cook about 1 more minute.
• Add tomato paste mix well with all the ingredients and cook for another minute.
• Add the wine, chicken stock, rosemary and thyme.
• Cook until the liquids are reduced by about half.
• Add the chicken back to the pan and reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 45 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
• Serve over mashed potatoes, serve a chicken thigh and a spoonful of veggies and sauce. Top with parsley if you would like.
• Serve with the Richest, Cheesiest, Crispy Mashed Potatoes.

OSSO BUCO

Steps:

• Place the rosemary, thyme, bay leaf and cloves into cheesecloth and secure with twine. This will be your bouquet garni.
• For the veal shanks, pat dry with paper towels to remove any excess moisture. Veal shanks will brown better when they are dry. Secure the meat to the bone with the kitchen twine. Season each shank with salt and freshly ground pepper. Dredge the shanks in flour, shaking off excess.
• In a large Dutch oven pot, heat vegetable oil until smoking. Add tied veal shanks to the hot pan and brown all sides, about 3 minutes per side. Remove browned shanks and reserve.
• In the same pot, add the onion, carrot and celery. Season with salt at this point to help draw out the moisture from the vegetables. Saute until soft and translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the tomato paste and mix well. Return browned shanks to the pan and add the white wine and reduce liquid by half, about 5 minutes. Add the bouquet garni and 2 cups of the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover pan and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is falling off the bone. Check every 15 minutes, turning shanks and adding more chicken stock as necessary. The level of cooking liquid should always be about 3/4 the way up the shank.
• Carefully remove the cooked shanks from the pot and place in decorative serving platter. Cut off the kitchen twine and discard.
• Remove and discard bouquet garni from the pot.
• Pour all the juices and sauce from the pot over the shanks. Garnish with chopped parsley and lemon zest.

TRADITIONAL OSSO BUCO

Steps:

• Dust the veal shanks lightly with flour. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add the veal, and cook until browned on the outside. Remove to a bowl, and keep warm. Add two cloves of crushed garlic and onion to the skillet; cook and stir until onion is tender. Return the veal to the pan and mix in the carrot and wine. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Pour in the tomatoes and beef stock, and season with salt and pepper. Cover, and simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 hours, basting the veal every 15 minutes or so. The meat should be tender, but not falling off the bone.
• In a small bowl, mix together the parsley, 1 clove of garlic and lemon zest. Sprinkle the gremolata over the veal just before serving.

CHICKEN OSSO BUCO

Steps:

• Remove and discard excess fat and skin from chicken.
• Reserve 1 tablespoon of the flour; toss chicken in remaining flour, shake of excess.
• Heat half the oil in a large pan; cook chicken in batches until browned.
• Drain on paper towel.
• Heat remaining oil in the same pan and cook the leek and garlic, stirring until the leek is soft.
• Add the reserved flour and paste and cook stirring for about 1 minute.
• Stir in the stock, wine and undrained chopped tomatoes; bring to boil.
• Return the chicken to the pan and simmer covered for approximately.
• 1-1/4 hours.
• Add the celery and carrot, simmer uncovered, 20minutes until the vegetables are soft.
• Just before serving sprinkle the gremolada over.
• GREMOLADA: Combine rind, parsley and garlic in a small bowl and mix well.

VEAL OSSO BUCO

Steps:

• 1. Lay the veal shanks in a shallow baking pan and sprinkle liberally on both sides with salt. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
• 2. Rinse the veal shanks of their salt and pat dry with paper towels. Wrap each veal shank once around the circumference so that it holds the bone and meat together in the center. Tie the twine with a good knot. Season the veal shanks with pepper.
• 3. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• 4. Heat a large, ovenproof casserole over high heat. Put the oil into the casserole and let it heat.
• 5. Meanwhile, put the flour in a shallow bowl, dredge the veal shanks in it, and pat off the excess. Brown the veal shanks in the hot oil for about 5 minutes on each side, or until browned on all sides. Remove from the pan and set aside. If the oil turns dark during the process, discard it and heat a fresh cup of oil.
• 6. Add the carrots, celery, onion, and garlic to the pan and cook over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the wine, bring to a boil, and cook for about 2 minutes, or until reduced by half.
• 7. Add the stocks, tomatoes, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaf to the pan. Return the veal shanks to the pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Once the liquid boils, cover, transfer to the oven, and cook for 2 1/2 hours, until the meat is fork tender and falling off the bones.
• 8. Remove the herbs from the braising liquid and discard. Let the veal shanks come to room temperature in the braising liquid. Remove the veal shanks and set aside. Strain the liquid through a fine-mesh sieve or chinois into a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce the heat, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, or until reduced by a quarter. Using a skimmer or large spoon, skim off any grease or foam that rises to the surface. Return the strained vegetables to the liquid and taste for seasoning.
• 9. To serve, cut and discard the twine, put a single osso buco (veal shank) in a bowl, and ladle about 3/4 cup of the sauce and vegetables over it. (If the sauce and the meat are not still warm, heat them together very gently over low heat for 8 to 10 minutes.)
• 10. Garnish each osso buco with the fresh horseradish, lemon zest, and chopped parsley and season with pepper.

CHICKEN THIGH OSSO BUCCO

Steps:

• Salt and pepper thighs and saute in 1T. olive oil.
• Chop onion, carrot, celery and garlic into a fine mince.
• Remove chicken thighs when brown on both sides.
• Add veggies to pan and cook till soft.
• Deglaze pan with red wine and reduce by half.
• Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, oregano and rosemary.
• Cook till bubbly then add thighs back to the pan.
• Simmer 40-60 minutes.
• Meanwhile combine chopped parsley, lemon zest and chopped garlic.
• Before serving add the last 3 ingredients.